Childhood blindness

Childhood blindness in Jamaica.

Examinations were performed on the 108 blind Jamaican children (VA less than 6/60 in the better eye) in residential care. The congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) was the leading preventable cause of childhood blindness, accounting for 22% of children examined. Improvement of the rubella immunisation programme and the introduction of appropriate surgical procedures constitute recent attempts to co...

Etiology of childhood blindness in Izmir, Turkey.

PURPOSE To identify the anatomic sites and the etiology of childhood blindness and to discern treatable and preventable causes. METHODS The records of 998 patients seen in the authors' pediatric ophthalmology unit between June 1998 and May 2002 were examined retrospectively. A total of 148 patients who had visual impairment and blindness according to World Health Organization criteria were in...

Measuring the burden of childhood blindness.

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The many challenges of childhood blindness.

Causes of Childhood Blindness among Students of Blinds' School in Shiraz, Iran

Background: Causes of blindness in children vary according to the region and socioeconomic development. Within a given country these causes vary with passage of time. This reflects different levels of socioeconomic development and provision of healthcare services. This cross-sectional study was undertaken to estimate the major causes of severe visual impairment in children and specially prevent...